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Hmmm, that blue is pretty bright. I can't imagine blueberries making that color either. Even when you add them to blueberry muffin mix, it turns the batter dark purple, not turquoise.

Neat design inspiration...but is it really safe to have those long vines hanging everywhere? I'm thinking strangulation hazard/fire hazard.

Is there proper ventilation and temperature control in this closet?

"•Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is still
a leading cause of death for infants aged one
month to one year in developed countries.

•The increased risk of SIDS in at-risk infants
(prone sleep position, covered by a blanket
during sleep or placed on soft bedding) may be
explained by rebreathing of exhaled CO2
which is confined to a small unventilated area
near a sleeping infant‘s airway.

•Use of a fan during sleep decreases the risk of
SIDS by 72%:

“…increasing room ventilation by using a fan
helps to disperse accumulated CO2 in the
dead air space around the nose and mouth of
infants in sleeping environments that
heighten the risk of rebreathing."

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:963-968

"•Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is still
a leading cause of death for infants aged one
month to one year in developed countries.

•The increased risk of SIDS in at-risk infants
(prone sleep position, covered by a blanket
during sleep or placed on soft bedding) may be
explained by rebreathing of exhaled CO2
which is confined to a small unventilated area
near a sleeping infant‘s airway.

•Use of a fan during sleep decreases the risk of
SIDS by 72%:

“…increasing room ventilation by using a fan
helps to disperse accumulated CO2 in the
dead air space around the nose and mouth of
infants in sleeping environments that
heighten the risk of rebreathing."

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:963-968

What crossed my mind is that the child could be severely harmed or even killed in that "bedroom". What's worse? Being told off on a silly website by strangers who are only thinking of your son's welfare, or burying a child because of something that could be completely avoided?

Nobody said it wasn't cute. People acknowledged that it must have been a lot of work. But its NOT SAFE. Period. Even just moving the supplies, its still not safe. And just because nothing has happened in the last 8 months, doesn't mean nothing ever will.

Please move him out of that room. In all honesty, I would call CPS if he were still in that room after this, not because I think he needs to be taken away (and I don't think he would either), but because I would think you needed people to come in your home and give you a wake up call that it isn't acceptable or safe.

Did anyone else notice that the child can reach the washer/dryer hook-ups in the wall, too????

I can't imagine in what WORLD it is better to stick your son in the laundry room closet, than for him to share a room with his brother. REALLY? First world problems, people, COME ON!!!

What is wrong with sharing anyway?? They are KIDS. Its not like its a 18 year old and a toddler. Its GOOD for them. My 2 year old daughter shares with her sister, and if we have another boy, he'll share with our older son, too. And we actually HAVE more bedrooms to use as options, but we WANT them to share.

"Babies who slept in a room with a fan were 72% less likely to die from SIDS, according to a study released today from Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The study included interviews with the mothers of 185 infants who died from SIDS and the mothers of 312 other babies."

Its not flippant. 75% is a HUGE number. Also, the higher the temp is over 69 degrees, the higher the risk. So stuffy, poor circulated, small spaces are high risk zones...places like closets that don't have air vents.

And it doesn't matter how often the baby is in the other areas of the home, what counts is when s/he's in there to sleep because thats when SIDS occurs. It can happen in just a few minutes. And considering babies spend, on average, 16 hours sleeping per day...thats a lot of time in the closet.

I realize these parents are trying to use space efficiently, but honestly, the baby would be better off having NO bedroom, than to be sleeping in the closet. Put the crib in the master and wait until s/he is old enough to share with big brother/sister. Or like someone else said...move the office. Put it in the kitchen/living room/master. Have the kids share (yes, it can be done even when one is a baby). There are plenty of other options. No one is "forced" to do this.

This is one "trend" I do not support, and I wish Ohdeedoh didn't either. Its not cute or clever...its dangerous.

and to the previous poster....PLEXIGLASS?! Your husband is lucky to have made it to adulthood. I can't believe anyone would consider wrapping their baby's crib with unbreathable plastic. I'd think twice before leaving your child with them, they obviously have no common sense.

Her cake is ADORABLE!!

Are these plastic toys BPA free? Are they held to the same standards of toxin testing as baby toys are? I doubt it.

And there is NO WAY that wooden toy is safe for babies or toddlers. Those pieces are choking hazards. They'd be just as likely to pop the wooden piece in their mouth as the cheerios. (I don't even understand how a dog would 'play' with it, mine would just chew the pieces up, too)

Ohdeedoh, cute is NOT worth a dead baby! Please, PLEASE think twice before posting UNSAFE ideas!!!